For City Council Meeting November 10, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Tanya Williams, City Manager
AUTHOR: Yazdan Emrani, P.E., Director of Public Works
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Request City Council to: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 8582 to Authorize the Filing of a Notice of Determination with the San Bernardino County Clerk of the Board for the Baseline Storm Drain Project, City Project No. 170700; (2) Approve the Easement Acquisition Agreement with the San Bernardino County Flood Control District for an Approximately 8,362 Square-foot Non-exclusive Storm Drain Easement; and (3) Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute the Easement Acquisition Agreement and Easement Deed, Accept the Easement on Behalf of the City, Execute a Certificate of Acceptance Consenting to Recordation, and Execute All Related Documents.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
Adopt a resolution to authorize the filing of a Notice of Determination with the San Bernardino County Clerk of the Board for the Baseline Storm Drain Project, City Project No. 170700;
Approve the Easement Acquisition Agreement with the San Bernardino County Flood Control District for an approximately 8,362-square-foot non-exclusive storm drain easement; and
Authorize the City Manager or their designee to execute the Easement Acquisition Agreement and the Easement Deed, accept the non-exclusive storm drain easement on behalf of the City, execute a Certificate of Acceptance consenting to recordation of the Easement Deed, and execute all related documents.
BACKGROUND
The Baseline Storm Drain Project consists of an approximately 2.0-mile-long storm drain system extending from the Tamarind Avenue/Baseline Road intersection to Cactus Basin No. 3.
In 2016, the San Bernardino County Flood Control District (SBCFCD) began development of the Cactus Basin System Improvements, which includes expanding the basins to increase storage capacity. On August 8, 2017, City Council authorized staff to r...
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